Seamless knit, clocked stocking and method of making same



March 1, 1927. 1,619,788

C. H. TAUBEL SEAMLESS KNIT, CLOCKED STOCKING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEIw/vew//To: Ca We? 4, 0e. [l ,Tav/@Ze Z,

March 1, 1927. 1,619,788

C. H. TAUBEL SEAMLESS KNIT, CLOCKED STOCKING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEFiled July 2f.. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mja-2- March 1 1927.

C. H. TAUBEL sEAMLEss KNITl CLocKED sTocKING AND METHOD oF MAKING SAMEFiled July 29. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet L5 Patented Mar. l, 1.92.7.

UNITED sTATEs TATNT CLARENCE H. TAUBEL, 0F RIVERSIDE, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR TO HEMPHILL COM- PANY, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, ACORPORATION" OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SEAMIESS KNIT, CLOCKED STOCKING AND METHOD 0F MAKING SAME.

Application.v led July 29,

This invention relates to seamlessfknit, clocked stockings and to themethod of making the same.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood,I have in the accompanying drawings illustrated certain embodiments ofmy invention as characteristic of the fabric thereof, and shall hereindescribe sulficiently the best 'mode known to me for practising themethod of my invention.

In the drawings: v

Fig. `1 is a side elevation of a seamless hose or stocking embodying orcontaining my invention; V

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view. in side, elevation of a portion of thefabric shown in Fig. 1, and sufliciently indicating the character of thefabric and the manner 'of producing the clocked effect;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but representing a construction whichis a modilcation of that illust-rated in Fig. 1;

Fig. f1 represents a portion of the fabricx of Fig. 3, but upon anenlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but of l another modification;

Fig. 6 is an enlargement of a portion of .the fabric shown in Fig. 5;and V Fi 7 is a diagrammatic representation constituting a horizontal4section -taken through the hose or stocking and represent'- ing theknitting in of the clocking thread or threads and the floating thereofbetween the sides of the stocking.

Clocked, seamlessI knit, stockings have long been upon the market. Theyare usually producedby introducing vthe .clocking yarns locally asembroidery yarns, as it were.. This introduction of the clocking yarnsis frequent-ly accomplished by a peculiar action ofv yarn guides whichmay be said to wrap the guring or embroidery yarns e about the necessaryneedles at opposite sides of the machine, as illustrated, for example,in the patent .to Frank W. Robinsom No. 1,077,304, November 4, i1913 andthat vto Heister Seiders, No. 1,505,93, August 26, 1924. It isunnecessary to refer in detail to the means heretofore resorted to forproducing a clocked eect in a seamless stocking. .It has long been knownthat seamless :stockings may be provided Xwith vertical stripes ofanother color of yarn by introducing two yarns and at the proper points1326. serial No. 125,660.y

floating one yarn behind the other for a few` impair the lateralelasticity ofthe stocking.

A stocking so, constructed is provided with relatively short lengths of`float thread or yarn which therefore need not be cut out.

An additional yarn, usually of the same coloras the body yarn, has beenknittedl into a stocking to form a' stripe of relatively narrow widthextending lengthwise the stocking from the top of the high splicereinforcement to the welt. Such a stocking is disclosed, among others,`in the patent to William J. Longtin', No. 1,353,659,'

September 21, 1920. The additional yarn constitutes astripe orreinforcement which 80 simulates the selvage reinforcements for a fullfashioned stocking and such additional yarn is cut away at the 'edges ofsuch stripe or reinforcement.

Among other instances of the introduction of an' additional yarn at theback of the stocking, reference maybe made to the' patent to Robert W.Scott, No. 1,267,126, May 21, 1918, as characteristic of the manner ofintroducing an additional yarnfto cause the appearance of a seam, andalso to the patent to Rufus W. Scott, No. 1,491,760, April 22, 1914, ascharacteristic of the manner ofI introducing a secondary or additionalyarn along two lengthwise extending but closely spaced areas betweenwhich such secondary or additional yarn' is floated. 'f

The high splice of a circular knit .stocking has for more than fiftyyears been `produced by supplying a reinforcingyarn `to substantiallyone half the circle of needles and floating such reinforcing yarn pastthe other half circle of needles to be reintroduced in this mannercourse after course at the part of the stocking 'above the heel. -Suchiioated yarns are necessarily cut out after completion of the stocking.`This same method .has also been resorted to in the forprovided inseamless stoclngsl.-

Notwithstanding the fact that it has long been known that a reinforcingyarn may be introduced to a portion of the circle of needlesv of acircular knitting'machine and floated where not so introduced, no one,so far as I am aware, has heretofore produced a seamless knit hose orstocking having a Y clock effect at opposite sides of the bootf por- Ina hose or stocking produced in accord-- ance with my invention, the yarnor yarns which contrast as desired in color or character with the bodyyarn, are introduced at each side to but a relatively few wales, courseafter course, and are then consistently floated substantially half wayaround the hose or stocking to be similarly introduced leo' at theopposite side and" then after a corresponding number ofl few wales areagain floated substantially half way around the hose or stocking to beagain introducedI at the side first referred to, this operation beingrepeated throughout the extent ofthe clock. v v

It is desirable andl of great importance to introduce the clocking yarnor yarns in such manner that it or they shall appear wholly at the outeror right face of the hose or stocking wherever such yarn or yarns is vorare supplied. This I preferably accomplish b such control of the main orbody yarn an the clock yarn or yarns either through a dierence intension upon the main yarn and the clocking yarn or yarns, or otherwise,as to insure the throwmg of the clocking yarn or yarns to the outer faceof the fabric. e

In the simplest embodiment of my invention I provide but a singleclocking yarn and this is introduced consistently 'course after coursefor a comparatively few'wales, as, for example about three or four, fromthe upper end of the clockwise stripe down, if desired, .to thecommencement of the heel, where the introduction ofthe clocking yarn issuspended by propermanipulation of its yarnguide, until the heel iscompleted, after which such clocking yarn is reintroduced and is or maybe continued in operation downmto the commencement of the toe. Incertain variations er 'modications of my invention the said clockingyarn may be temporarily thrown out of operation at times so as toproduce a break or breaks in the continuity of the clocking stripe, andif desired one or more additional clocking Vyarns may be thrown in toproduce short vertical stripes or a dotted eiect adjacent to the mainclocking yarn or in substitution therefor. Other variations ormodiications of my invention it is unnecessary to describe or disclosein detail, since with the explanation of the principle of my inventionbefore him a skilled knitter may make the same.

I will noW briefiy refer to those embodiments of my invention which Ihave selected for illustration andwill describe them with reference tothe drawings.

In Fig. l Iphave represented at'l a circular or seamless knit hose orstocking"which obviously may be made of any desired length either as alwomans stocking, or as here shown it may be provided with a ribbed top2 in a manner generally hharacteristic of a mans hose. a heel 3 and atoe 4 made by a narrowing and yvidening operation and with theintroductlon of an additional yarn or the substitution of another yarnin the making of sch heel or toe in a manner not necessary more fully todescribe.

The hose or stocking may be knit upon any suitable circular knittingmachine as for example a Banner machine of the general type disclosed inthe patent to Joshua D.' Hemphill, No. 933,443. While obviously the hoseor stocking and the clocking yarn or yarns may be of any desired colors,I will for convenience of description only, refer to the body yarn ofthe hose or stocking. as white in color. Such yarn is introduced as themain orbody yarn in usual manner, not necessary to describe, and at adesired point, as, for example, a slight distance below the rib top (ifthe latter be provided) or at the boot or ankle portion of a womansstocking, I introduce the clocking yarn or it may be the main clockingyarn which I have repre- I sented at 5 and which, for convenience ofdescription, I will refer to as brown in color. This yarn is desirablyintroduced through a yarn finger positioned side by side with the mainyarn finger and movable into and out of action independently thereof, sothat when it is desired that the yarn 5 shall not appear in the fabric,the sameLis floated as indicated at 6, 7 in Fig. 7 Such clocking yarn isso controlled, as by being supplied at a different tensionfrom the mainor body yarn of the fabric, or otherwise, that said clocking yarnconsistently appears upon the outer face of the stocking in what may betermed a plating effect. Desirably, following the completion of thestocking, the floated yarns Such hosiery is provided with 6, 7 aresevered in any suitable manner close; v

Lerares sumed at each side of the :foot as indicatedat the said brownclocking yarn 5 to an additionalnumber-of need s at each side in anumber of courses sufficient to constitute such an enlargement,introduce one or more additional clocking yarns to the extent .desired.As a convenient form thereof l have in -Fig. l and in Fig. 2 representedthe introduc'tion of a second clocking yarn as at 9 and for convenienceof description will refer to this as a black supplemental clocking yarn.Desirably such a yarn is introduced as shown at each side of t-he brownclocking yarn 5 and may be introduced so as to produce a solid eii'ector as here shown to provide a'spctted or short line or other eect. lnsaid F ig. l, said black yarn is represented as introduced at eachofi-our wales or groups-of wales, and between said wales or groups ofwales the said black clocking yarn is desirably Heated for the shortdistance rerpiired. When the said black yarn arrives at t e vicinity cithe brown stripe 5 l may, for simplicity of operation, continue the saidblack yarn in operation as the characteristic effect of the yarn 5 isnot thereby lost, it appearing at the outer surface. li may, ifpreferred, however, float the said black yarn ast the brown yarn if thesaid brown yarn e itself continued in action when the supplemental orsecond clocking yarn is emplayed. rli`he said second clocking yarn 9 isoated from side to 4side of the stocking, as shown at 9', 9 in Fig. l0in the same manner as described-with respect to the clocking yarnatd.,l

ln Figs. 3 and d, .l have represented a modification or variation of myinvention. Therein the Vbrown yarn l0 is introduced periodically onlyinstead of continuously throughout the length of the stripe, and wheresaid brown yarn is not 'introduced l substitute one or it may be morethan one other clocking yarn. For example, as shown in Fig. 3, l may atdesired points introduce 'a blue clocking yarn l1 and at other pointsintroduce a black clocking yarn l2. -Said other clocking yarns may be sointroduced as to provide a solid eiect or short line eEect or a dottedeii'ect, this being done in the manner describedwithv reference to'Fig.l.

lin Figs. 5 and 6, l have represented an- .other modification or`variation of my invention. lin this instance, l introducer the brownyarn i3 at ,intervals only, such manner as to produce a somewhat w1dereffeet in the nature of short lines lslightly spaced apart, and at otherpoints I introduce the blue yarn 14 in a similar manner. The examplesreferred to are disclosed as .a few forms only of effects that maybesecured in the practice of my invention. All

said forms are characteristic of-my invention inA that whether a singleclocking yarn is introduced or a plurality of clocking yarns areintroduced, it is or they are introduced only to provide aclockingeffect, and are introduced for a relatively few wales only, at

' opposite sides of the stocking', such clocking yarn or yarns beingoated from one side of the stocking to the ot er, and from said otherside back again to he first mentioned side throughout the formation ofthe clocks. Moreover, as hereinbefore stated, such clocking ,yarn oryarns must be of a character or color, or both,vthat contrasts with themain or body yarn and must beso controlled, where introduced, as to lieupon the outer face of the stocking, or otherwise be so introduced as aclocking yarn or yarns as to give a solid or characteristic color oreffect Aat the points where such clocking yarn is introduced.

The clocking yarn or yarns is or are not introduced as a reinforcement,but to pro` duce a clocking effect and in obtaining the same, l may relyfor contrast upon a difference in color, or in material, or in somedistinguishing characteracteristic depending upon 'the particulared'ectto be produced. @bviously within the scope and `pu ose ot my invention agreat number of different effects may be produced- Having thus describedcertain embodiments of the fabric of my invention and the best modeknown to me for practising the method'of my invention, l desire it to beunderstood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in ageneric and descriptive sense and not forv purposes of limitation, thescope of the invention being set forth in the following claims:

l. A circular knit or seamless' stocking composed of a main yarn oryarns and having a contrasting clocking yarn introduced at the oppositesides of the stocking for a few wales only at each of said sides, andtherebetween Heated from side to side of the stocking throughout thelongitudinal extent of the clocks.

'2. A circular knit or'seamless-` stocking composed of a main or bodyyarn .and a contrasting clocking yarn or yarns appearf llO trastingclockin yarn or yarns appearing upon the outer ace only of the stockingat the clocking areas thereof and uninterruptedly oated at the innerface of the stocking from clocking area to clocking area for su sequentremoval.

4. -That method of knitting a circular knit or seamless stocking whichincludes supplying the main or body yarn, and at one'of the clockingareas introducing a contrasting, clocking yarn in such manner as tocause it to appear at the outer'face of the stocking for thecomparatively few Wales embraced within the width of the clocking areaat the point of introduction, then' continuing thev knitting with themain `or body yarn but floating the said clocking yarn to the oppositeclocking area and there causing the said yarn to appear upon the outerface of the stocking to substantially the same Aextent as at theclocking area Where first introduced,-

then iioating said clocking yarn back to the iirst mentioned clockingarea, and similarly there reintroducing the same, and continuing thisoperation 'through the formation of the clocking areas.

point of introduction, then continuing the knitting with the main orbody yarn but floating the said clocking yarn to the opposite clockingrarea and there causing said yarn to appear upon the outer face of thestocking to substantlally the same extent as atl'the clocking areaWhererst introduced,"

then floating said clocking yarn back to' the first'mentioned clockingarea, and similarly there reintroducing the same, continuing thisoperation throughout the formation of the clocking areas, and removingthe floating yarn or yarns from between the clocking areas.

In testimony whereof, have signed my name to this specification.

CLARENCE H. TAEL.

